Sporting sunglasses, Jessica Tusay, center right, and Heather Geist, right, walk out to John "Jet" Johnson field prior to commencement at Lyons High School on Saturday, May 28, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Rachel Slauson, left, and her fellow co-valedictorians address the audience during commencement at Lyons High School on Saturday, May 28, 2011. Lyons had 15 co-valedictorians. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)